Seven goals of accounting ethics education

Seven goals of accounting ethics education

  • Relate accounting education to moral issues.
  • Recognize issues in accounting that have ethical implications.
  • Develop "a sense of moral obligation" or responsibility.
  • Develop the abilities needed to deal with ethical conflicts or dilemmas.
  • Learn to deal with the uncertainties of the accounting profession.
  • "Set the stage for" a change in ethical behaviour.
  • Appreciate and understand the history and composition of all aspects of accounting ethics and their relationship to the general field of ethics. —Stephen E. Loeb